Dental Lab Technician Salary in Maryland: What Dental Lab Technicians Earn in 2026
25th percentile
$45,820
Median (50th)
$47,850
75th percentile
$63,170
National median
$49,610
BLS OEWS (SOC 51-9081), May 2025
What does a dental lab technician make in Maryland?
The median dental lab technician in Maryland earns $47,850 a year ($23.00 an hour), which is $1,760 below the national median of $49,610, and more than in nearby West Virginia ($47,740) but less than in Virginia ($51,900) and Pennsylvania ($49,280). The mean is $55,350.
That ranks 27th of the 46 states where BLS publishes a dental lab technician median.
Entry-level vs top earners in Maryland
The middle half of Maryland dental lab technicians earn $45,820 to $63,170. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $36,960, $300 above the national 10th percentile. The top tenth earn over $77,250, $310 above the national 90th percentile.
How far the pay goes in Maryland
The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Maryland's 2024 price level at 105.0 (U.S. = 100): prices overall run 5.0% above the national average, and housing (index 121.1) runs 21.1% above.
Converted to national average prices, the $47,850 median is worth about $45,590 — $4,020 below the national median of $49,610.
How many dental lab technicians work in Maryland
BLS counts about 590 dental lab technician jobs in Maryland, 1.7% of the 34,410 nationwide, or 0.214 per 1,000 jobs in the state. Dental lab technicians hold a 3% smaller share of local jobs than nationally (location quotient 0.97).
Dental Lab Technician Salary by City in Maryland
All dental roles by metro: Baltimore
Who's hiring dental lab technicians in Maryland now
DentistryHires has no open dental lab technician listings in Maryland at the moment.
Dental Lab Technician Regulatory Context in Maryland
Dental lab technician practice in Maryland is regulated by the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners.
Scope of practice — what a dental lab technician may do, and under what level of supervision — is set by state law and changes over time, so verify current rules with the board before relying on them.
How Maryland Compares
Other dental salaries in Maryland
- Dentist salary in Maryland: median $168,500, $120,650 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Hygienist salary in Maryland: median $107,830, $59,980 above the dental lab technician median
- Dental Assistant salary in Maryland: median $48,620, $770 above the dental lab technician median
- Orthodontist salary in Maryland: median $361,030
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national estimates, all industries); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024. Price-adjusted pay divides the median by the price level. Listing counts and posted pay are live DentistryHires listings, refreshed hourly. A dash means BLS did not publish that figure; nothing is estimated.